Permian–Triassic extinction event
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mass_extinction_event
|
| gptkbp:affects |
insects
amphibians marine invertebrates plants reptiles evolution of life on Earth |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Great_Dying
|
| gptkbp:category |
Extinction events
Mesozoic events Paleozoic events |
| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:Siberian_Traps_eruptions
climate change ocean acidification volcanism anoxia asteroid impact (hypothesized) methane release |
| gptkbp:causeOfExtinction |
about 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species
many insect species over 90% of marine species |
| gptkbp:date |
about 252 million years ago
|
| gptkbp:duration |
less than 200,000 years
|
| gptkbp:evidence |
gptkb:fossil_specimen
carbon isotope anomalies iridium anomalies sedimentary layers |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Triassic–Jurassic_extinction_event
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
rise of dinosaurs
decline of synapsids recovery of ecosystems in Triassic |
| gptkbp:location |
global
|
| gptkbp:occurredAtEndOf |
gptkb:Permian_Period
|
| gptkbp:occurredAtStartOf |
gptkb:Triassic_Period
|
| gptkbp:occurredIn |
gptkb:Phanerozoic_Eon
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Guadalupian–Lopingian_extinction_event
|
| gptkbp:significance |
largest mass extinction in Earth's history
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
climate scientists
geologists paleontologists |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Permian
gptkb:Paleozoic_Era gptkb:Permian_period gptkb:Rugosa |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Permian–Triassic extinction event
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